Poppy Carlyle Chronicles Collection: Magic and Mayhem Universe (ePub)

Repaercussion

Growing up in Assjacket, WV hasn't been easy, especially when everybody-except me-are Shifters. Even coming from a Shifter family hasn't made me any more popular.

But I'm not totally void of amazingness. As the regional grim reaper, I help the souls of dead paranormal beings cross over. One perk of being a reaper is that I learn a lot of secrets from the dearly departed, things the living don't want leaked to their peers. All of this reaperness comes with a price, mainly boredom with a snipple of loneliness sprinkled on top.

But all that takes a hike when Jax Jackson, my high school crush, arrives back in town. Yum. Just looking at him awakens parts of me I thought long dead, but my exuberance fades when I learn he's taken a law enforcement position for the area. Breaking the law is sometimes-okay, a lot of times-required to get my reap, and when a particularly nasty group of ghosts have me trespassing on his family land, things get explosive.

My mission: reap three honey badger poltergeists, sweet talk my way out of jail time and win the man of my dreams. All without getting killed. Easy.

Dearly Departed

My life as a grim reaper has weighed heavily on the lonely side here in West Virginia, but things are looking up. I'm finally dating Jax, the man of my dreams, and I have high hopes for a happily-ever-after. Unfortunately, he and I are about the only two that are excited about our burgeoning romance.

Our families have been feuding for decades and none of them are very happy that Jax and I are getting serious. The harder I try to keep my private life private, the more they pry. Even the dead are rising from the grave to put in their two cents, and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do to stop this family drama. One thing is certain, somebody is about to get reaped.

Dearly Beloved

I'm getting married. Yay!

Well, I think I'm getting married. My fiancé did propose, it's just that he seems hesitant to set a date. I get it, marriage is a big step. And it would be no big deal if it wasn't for our families and the feud that's been raging between them for decades. Now the women of both families have drawn a line in the sand, which just happens to be planning my southern wedding. Both sides insist on being involved. So far, all that's meant is a lot of insult slinging and a buttload of pink.

Then there's the fact that I'm a Grim Reaper, and my current client is my fiancé's knucklehead uncle. As a mountain lion Shifter, he's fast, almost impossible to catch. Then there's the disturbing fact that he refuses to wear clothes. That's not a thing. I've reaped dozens of people, and they've all been dressed.

If all that wasn't bad enough, my mom sprung a surprise visit on me. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom, but boy does she have a surprise for me. If Jax and I don't nail down a date for the wedding, he'll realize what a mess he's marrying into.